Improvement in hand corn-smellers



STA'IES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES M. HAWLEY, OF ALMA, ILL INOIS.

IMPROVEMENT IN HAND CORN-SHELLERS.

10 all whom it mag; concem:

Be it known that I, JAMES M. HAWLEY, of Alma, in the county of Marion and State of Illinois, have invented. a new and useful Improvement in Hand Oorn-Sheller, of which the following is a speoification:

Figure 1 is a detail seot-ion of my improved corn-sheller taken through the line x w, Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a detail seotion of the same tanken through the line 3 y, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a side view of a modified forma of the sarne. Fig. 4 is an edge viewof the modification shown in ig. 3. v

Similar 1etters of reference indioate corresponding parts.

The invention oonsists in improving band cornshellers, as hereinafter desoribed and olaimed.

A ancl B are two disks, whioh are oonnected to each ot-her and hold in their proper rel atzive position by a band, O, securely attaohed to their edges. A part of the band C is out away to form an opening, c, through Whioh the shelled eorn maybe allowed to escape. D E are two parallel bars, upon tl1e outer side of eaoh of which is formed a hollow Journal, whioh journals pass through holes in the centers of the disks A B. The bars D E, ab one end, are kepl: at the proper distanoe apart: by a block or blooks, F, to whioh they are attaohed. T0 and between the other ends of the bars D E are pivoted the outer ends of two arms, G H, npon the inner ends of which are formed semioiroular jaws I J. The upper edges of the jaws I J projeet into tl1e hol- 10W journal d of the bar D. Upon the upper edge of eaoh of oho jaws I J are formed three teeth, the two rea-r ones of WhiC-l1 upon each jaw are made sinaller than the others, and are arranged upon the aro of a sma-ller circle so as to operate upon and remove the kernels from the point or small end of the ear. The front tooth upon eaoh jaw1's made longer and projects forward in hook form, so as to move along the cob and foroe the kernels ofl laterally and. toward the shelled end of the cob, so that they may be removed with less force. The upper and lower edges of the arms G H are Gut away so as to -leave narrow bearings to rest against the inner sur faces of the bars D E. The arrns G H are kept from getting out of position, to keep the Journal, the

jaws I J concentrio with the hollowjournals d e, by a block or stop, K, attaohecl to the inner slde of the bar D between the arms G H. The bars D E are held towa-rd eaol1 0ther, pressing tl1e jaws I J against the e.ar by ooiled wire springs L plaoed. upon the outer ends of a rod or holt, M, that passes through the bars G H, between their pivoting-points and the jaws I J, so that the said springs ma-y press againsb the outer sides of the said arms G H, as shown in Fig. 2. The hollow journal d is made of such a size that the unshelled ear may readily pass throughit. The hollow journal' e may be made smaller, as only the cob has to pass through that. T0 oho projeoting end of thohollow Journal e is attaohed a bevel-gea-r wheel, N,lhe teeth of Which n1esh in.to thejeeth of the bevel-gear wheel 0 attaohed to tl1e end of oho shaft P, Which revolves in bearings attached to the braokets Q, by which the maehine is supported and secured to the benoh or table. Tothe outer end of the shaft P is attached tl1e crank R, by whioh 1:he sheller is operated. The gear-wheel 0 is covered by a oap, S, as should also be the gear-wheel N and the end of tho hollow journal d, to prevent the 1r10ving parts of the 1naohine from coming in eontaot with the band of the operator when inserting the ear and withdrawing the 00b.

' If desired, the machine may be set 011 edge and seoured to the benoh by inclined boards inserted in the opening in tho band O, ancl seoured to the disks A B and to ehe bench, as indioated in Figs. 3 and 4. In this oase a orank, R, ma-y be attaohed to eaoh hollow gea-r-wheels being omitted, as shown in Fig. 4. m

Having thus desoribed rny invention, I claim as new and desire to seoure by Letters Patent- The eombination of the disks A B, band G, bars and hollow journals D E d e, block or blooks F, pivoted arms G H, jafivs I J, stop K, and rod and. springs L M, With each other, substantially as herein shown and deseribed and for the purpose sei: forth.

JAMES M. HAWLEY.

Witnesses:

GEORGE ROBINSON, J OSE1?HUS FRENOH. 

